Orlando Mayor Dyer will work along with OUC Vice President of Customer & Sustainable Services Byron Knibbs and ESA Renewables to install solar panels on the roof of the City’s Fleet Management Division Building. The entire solar array will consist of 417 kilowatts and is estimated to save the City $800,000 in energy costs over its 25-year life.
At the event, Mayor Dyer and Knibbs will help the ESA Renewables construction team mount the three-foot by six-foot solar panels to the roof of the City facility. When complete in February of this year, a total of 1,392 solar panels will have been installed, covering approximately 50,000 square feet and making it the third largest solar array in OUC’s service area.
The solar project is part of Green Works Orlando, the City’s sustainability initiative to engage everyone who lives, works and visits Central Florida in the effort to “go green.” To engage more residents in the City’s sustainability efforts, Orlando has launched GreenWorksOrlando.com. This interactive forum allows Orlando residents to provide feedback and further the ideas of other residents as to how to continue to make Orlando a more sustainable and livable community. These suggestions will be used as the foundation for Orlando’s future sustainability plans.
WHEN:
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
1 p.m.
WHERE:
City of Orlando Fleet Facility
1010 South Westmoreland Drive
